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littlebabyjesus said:
Who are they? Why should we care what they think? What do you think of what they think? What do you think yourself?
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Did you miss this attribution:

The Anarchist Era Collective is a community of anarchists from Iran and Afghanistan operating both inside and outside their countries.

This statement first appeared at the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan and Iran website.
 
Count Cuckula said:
There are some pretty significant Clues in the link I posted as to who they are. I happen to agree with their statement and they are from the region so I thought I'd share it. I think people should try and support them if they can.

Thought their statement was quite interesting, I didn't know much about this Soleimani guy and was not aware that he has, for example, recruited child soldiers.

Recently there was rebellion in Iran (which is ongoing) and us anarchists are fearful that this escalation with the US will be used to stamp out any dissent in the country, but we think that, if people can, they should try and support groups like this in any way they can.
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There's a horrifying disarming logic at work lurking here - don't do anything because the state will make use of it. I'm pretty sure that's not what you personally meant but, it's there. It's been the default position for much of the left since the early syrian uprisings in 2011.
 
What is the matter with Trump? From a position of no more foriegn wars to now openly calling for war crimes (cultural sites cannot in any way be justified). I can only surmise that it will be a great distraction from the impeachment.

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Is the Soleimani et al strike part of - or could it lead to - a strategy of (greater) appeals to Sunni states (if that’s a meaningful expression)?
 
butchersapron said:
There's a horrifying disarming logic at work lurking here - don't do anything because the state will make use of it. I'm pretty sure that's not what you personally meant but, it's there. It's been the default position for much of the left since the early syrian uprisings in 2011.
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I don't get the point you are trying to make.
 
Iraq's expelling of USUK troops is an interesting development. Can't imagine they will comply, but can't picture what might happen instead. Anyone have any insights?
 
butchersapron said:
There's a horrifying disarming logic at work lurking here - don't do anything because the state will make use of it. I'm pretty sure that's not what you personally meant but, it's there. It's been the default position for much of the left since the early syrian uprisings in 2011.
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Where do I say not to do anything? What are you on about?
 
ska invita said:
Iraq's expelling of USUK troops is an interesting development. Can't imagine they will comply, but can't picture what might happen instead. Anyone have any insights?
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from a domestic politics pov: if this is signed, then the US would be obliged to leave. but trump wouldn't do that. he would just assert arrogance to stay. and that would put him pretty much in the same boat with bush jr. yet he and the bushes are mortal enemies: the core of the never-trump crowd are bush alumni and neocons, who are maddest of all at trump's withdrawal of US influence (his suggestion to leave NATO, , the business with the kurds, ee.gg.). it would make trump just like all the other republicans, whom he spent his campaign and his time in the white house trying to demolish. i can see biden saying "i'm glad trump finally came around to our position, vote for me, we were right all along" (obama's time being an extension of gwb"s). what difference that would make at the ballot box i have no idea.
 
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Don't know how accurate this is but Iran has put an $80 million bounty on Trump's head
 
ska invita said:
Is it symbolic/for show politicking? i wonder what the Iraqi government actually want to happen regarding USUK troops.
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The glib answer is 'which Iraqi government?', and 'on which day?', and followed by 'who is asking them?'.

I would certainly say that their sympathies lie much more in an Iranian direction, but also that they are corrupt and self-serving as fuck, and they know that they are valuable only so long as Iraq is in play - as soon as it swings decisively in one direction or the other they lose their value. Swiss bank accounts don't fill themselves you know....

Having US/UK forces up north also keeps the KRG reasonably happy and feeling secure - if they go the KRG and it's assorted allies and proxies and stakeholders might get a bit desperate.
 
unilateral ending of the nuke commitment apparently. FWIW . gives its enemies the green light to pile in and "police" the region.
 
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DJWrongspeed said:
I was about to post that up. It puts much in context for the US actions. He's quite a hero. There's no characters like him the UK armed forces but I guess we don't fight wars like him.
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They had the living martyr (until he became dead), I suppose we had bullet magnet. I think my definition of hero differs.
 
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